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| | Metroblogging San Francisco: Cable Car Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | That's something of a pity, because they're unique in so many ways--the entire system is a National Historic Landmark, the only one that moves, an internationally-known icon, but it's also the very opposite of a museum piece. |
 | | At its zenith in the late 19th century, the system had eight lines and served most of central San Francisco--the Financial District, North Beach, the Tenderloin, the Haight, the Western Addition, the Castro, and the Mission all had service, among other neighborhoods. |
 | | Today, the mechanical heart of the cable car system is the Cable Car Museum, which also serves as the powerhouse. |
| sf.metblogs.com /archives/2006/06/cable_car_museum.phtml (630 words) |
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